Today’s Opinions And Editorials

A Practical Reform: Indian Country As The 51st State Kaiser Health News The federal government could treat Indian Country, at least for health programs, as the 51st state. This seems to me a practical application of the nation-to-nation relationship (Mark Trahant, 10/29).

Doctors On Health-Care Reform The Wall Street Journal Medical professionals are being ignored or vilified more often than consulted in the current health-care reform debate (Betsy McCaughey, 10/29).

Working Around The Clock USA Today This process has not been perfect. Vaccine production is notoriously unpredictable, and this vaccine is taking longer to produce than manufacturers initially expected (Kathleen Sebelius, 10/29).

Washington's Mental-Health Policies Are Killing People The Seattle Times Washington state policy must find a middle ground between the 1950's overreadiness to lock people up, and the overreaction of the late 1970s deinstitutionalization that closed down whole systems (Mike Johnson, 10/28).
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